Complete alphabetical directory by country of primary government agencies responsible for alcohol and other drug abuse policy, prevention, and treatment. Includes Central America, South America, and major Caribbean nations.
Regional Coordinating Body
OAS/CICAD — Inter-American Drug Abuse Control CommissionThe hemisphere-wide coordinating body for all member states.
- Website: cicad.oas.org
- Address: 1889 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20006, USA
- Phone: +1 (202) 370-5178
- Email: cicad@oas.org
Argentina
SEDRONAR — Secretaría de Políticas Integrales sobre Drogas de la Nación ArgentinaReports to the Ministry of Health; oversees national drug prevention, treatment, and research policy.
- Website: argentina.gob.ar/salud/sedronar
- Address: Sarmiento 546, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, CP 1041
- Phone: +54 11 4320-1200
- National Helpline: 141 (free, 24 hours, anonymous)
- Email: [email protected]
- Source: Wikipedia — SEDRONAR
Bolivia
Viceministerio de Defensa Social y Sustancias ControladasUnder the Ministry of Government; the operational arm for drug control, prevention, and rehabilitation. The overarching coordinating body is CONALTID (National Council for the Fight Against Illicit Drug Trafficking), chaired by the Ministry of Government.
- Website: mingobierno.gob.bo
- Address: Ricardo Mujía 757-A, La Paz, Bolivia (one block from FORUM)
- Phone: +591 2 2442595 / 2442822
- Source: U.S. State Dept Bolivia Profile
Brazil
SENAD — Secretaria Nacional de Políticas sobre Drogas e Gestão de Ativos(National Secretariat for Drug Policy and Asset Management)Under the Ministry of Justice and Public Security; established 1993, leads national drug policy, demand reduction, and coordination of prevention and treatment.
- Website: justica.gov.br
- Address: Esplanada dos Ministérios, Bloco T, Brasília, DF 70064-900
- Phone: +55 61 2025-3318
- National Helpline: 132 (CAPS — free, 24 hours)
- Source: OAS/CICAD Brazil Profile
Chile
SENDA — Servicio Nacional para la Prevención y Rehabilitación del Consumo de Drogas y AlcoholUnder the Ministry of the Interior; the primary national service for drug and alcohol prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation.
- Website: senda.gob.cl
- Address: Teatinos 011, Santiago, Chile
- Phone: +56 2 2690-3000
- National Helpline: 1412 (free)
Colombia
Dirección de Política de Drogas y Actividades Relacionadas(Directorate of Drug Policy and Related Activities)Under the Ministry of Justice and Law (Ministerio de Justicia y del Derecho); leads national drug policy formulation and coordination. The Ministry of Health and Social Protection manages prevention, treatment, and demand reduction through Resolution 2100/2025 — Comprehensive Policy for Psychoactive Substance Use 2025–2033.
- Website: minjusticia.gov.co
- Address: Calle 53 No. 13-27, Bogotá D.C., Colombia
- Phone: +57 1 444-3100
- Ministry of Health (treatment): Carrera 13 No. 32-76, Bogotá; Phone: +57 1 330-5000
- Source: Colombia National Drug Policy 2023–2033
Ecuador
SETED — Secretaría Técnica de DrogasThe technical secretariat for drug policy under the Presidency; coordinates prevention, control, and treatment policy. (Note: CONSEP was dissolved in 2015 and replaced by SETED.)
- Website: seted.gob.ec (linked through salud.gob.ec)
- Address: Quito, Ecuador
- Phone: +593 2 256-8824
- Source: Ministerio de Salud Ecuador | EUDA Ecuador Cooperation 2026
Guyana
CANU — Customs Anti-Narcotic UnitUnder the Guyana Revenue Authority; primary agency for drug interdiction, prevention, and demand reduction coordination.
- Website: canu.gov.gy
- Phone: +592 226-0431
- Email: [email protected]
- Note: The drug information network is coordinated as GUYDIN (Guyana Drug Information Network).
Paraguay
SENAD — Secretaría Nacional AntidrogasThe national anti-drug secretariat; coordinates supply reduction, demand reduction, and treatment policy nationwide. Reports directly to the President.
- Website: senad.gov.py
- Address: Asunción, Paraguay
- Tipline/WhatsApp: 0962 350 694 (operations; 24 hours)
- Source: OAS Paraguay Profile
Peru
DEVIDA — Comisión Nacional para el Desarrollo y Vida sin DrogasNational commission for drug-free development; coordinates prevention, treatment, alternative development, and interdiction policy.
- Website: devida.gob.pe
- Address: Av. Benavides 2986, Miraflores, Lima 15074, Peru
- Phone: +51 1 318-0600
Suriname
Bureau Alcohol en Drugs (BAD)Under the Psychiatric Center Suriname (PCS), Ministry of Health; primary body for drug education, prevention, and treatment coordination. National drug policy also involves the Ministry of Justice.
- Address: Paramaribo, Suriname
- National Drug Master Plan: coordinated through the Ministry of Justice and Police
- Source: SURIDIN Report — UNODC | WHO Suriname Drug Master Plan
Uruguay
JND — Junta Nacional de DrogasThe highest national drug policy body; coordinates demand reduction, prevention, treatment, regulation, and research across all ministries.
- Website: gub.uy/junta-nacional-drogas
- Address: Plaza Cagancha 1356, Piso 2, Montevideo, Uruguay
- Phone: +598 2 902-1888
- National Helpline: *8800 (free, 24 hours)
Venezuela
SNA — Superintendencia Nacional Antidrogas(formerly ONA — Oficina Nacional Antidrogas)Under the Ministry of Popular Power for Interior, Justice and Peace; coordinates supply reduction, demand reduction, prevention, treatment, and the national drugs observatory. The funding arm is FONA (Fondo Nacional Antidrogas).
- Website: sna.gob.ve
- FONA Website: fona.gob.ve
- Address: Av. Francisco de Miranda, Edif. Centro Empresarial Metropolitano de Automóviles, PB, Los Ruices, Caracas, Miranda
- Phone: 0800-FONAVLA (0800-366-2852) | +58 212 232-2697
- Source: OAS Venezuela Profile
Caribbean
Cuba
MINSAP — Ministerio de Salud PúblicaCuba’s Ministry of Public Health manages all drug and alcohol treatment nationally through community mental health centers. A national substance abuse hotline — Línea Confidencial Antidrogas — is operated under MINSAP coordination.
- Website: infomed.sld.cu/minsap
- Address: Calle 23 No. 654, El Vedado, Havana, Cuba
- Hotline: Línea Confidencial Antidrogas (national; coordinated by MINSAP)
- Source: MEDICC Review — Cuba Community Mental Health
Dominican Republic
CND — Consejo Nacional de Drogas(National Drug Council) — The primary policy body for drug prevention, treatment, and coordination. The operational enforcement arm is the DNCD (Dirección Nacional de Control de Drogas).
- Website: consejodedrogasrd.gob.do
- Address: Ave. México esq. 30 de Marzo No. 419, Oficinas Gubernamentales, Bloque “C”, Gazcue, Santo Domingo, R.D.
- Phone: +1 809-221-4747 / 809-221-8019
- Email: [email protected]
Haiti
MSPP — Ministère de la Santé Publique et de la Population(Ministry of Public Health and Population) — In the absence of a dedicated drug agency, MSPP is the governmental body responsible for all substance abuse prevention and health policy.
- Website: mspp.gouv.ht
- Address: 2, Avenue Christophe, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
- Phone: +509 2945-3800
- Note: Regional coordination supported by PAHO/WHO given Haiti’s current crisis conditions.
Jamaica
NCDA — National Council on Drug AbuseUnder the Ministry of Health and Wellness; established 1983, responsible for public education, prevention programs (including school-based R.E.A.D. program), policy, and legal/medical research on drug abuse.
- Website: ncda.org.jm
- Phone: 876-564-HELP (876-564-4357)
- Source: Jamaica Information Service
Trinidad and Tobago
NADAPP — National Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention ProgrammeUnder the Ministry of Health; coordinates prevention, demand reduction, and supports NGOs in drug treatment and rehabilitation.
- Website: health.gov.tt — NADAPP
- Address: 4-6 Queen’s Park East, Port of Spain 101002
- Phone: +1 868-217-4664, Ext. 12602–12621
- Tobago Division: 7 Montessori Drive, Glen Road, Scarborough; Phone: +1 868-639-3395, Ext. 47075/47076
Notes on Coverage
- French Guiana is an overseas territory of France, covered by French public health law and OFDT (Paris).
- Falkland Islands/Malvinas are a British Overseas Territory under UK health authority.
- Puerto Rico is a U.S. territory — covered under SAMHSA and the Puerto Rico Department of Health’s Division of Behavioral Health.
- Smaller Caribbean island nations (Barbados, Grenada, St. Lucia, Belize Bay Islands, etc.) are supported by the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and CICAD/OAS technical assistance programs.
